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Part
6: A
skyline unfolding
so this is me here in Brussels, that is what i think the next
morning, while i have a slow second start, while i get the
guidebook i got from the library just the day before i left,
while i search for the breakfast room, for a corner table
with a view. and it is there, while i have a cup of green
tea and a cheese sandwich that the guidebook tells me about
this town and its roots that reach back to 979, about the
growth of Brussels from a castle to a city, about the guild
houses that surround the Grande Place, about the story of
the famous Manneken Pis, and it is there while i move to coffee
and chocolate croissant that the way to take today is taking
shape ~
starting with
a walk to the Grand Place again, following the same streets,
but this time in daylight, and at a more leisurely pace. the
Grand Place had another pace, too, it is dozing in a morning
haze, the magic glow of the houses has fallen asleep until
the night sets in again. little green signs help to find the
directions, the street that leads to the Kunstberg that is
home of the museums of art. moving upwards the skyline of
Brussels is unfolding, is painting the horizon with its peaks,
more and more of them with every step taken, while the world
is gently cooled down in the morning rain
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Part 7: Resolving into high lights
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